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ubuntu install problem all versions [duplicate]

i have purchased an asus f202e-ct063h touch screen net/ultrabook. i plan to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu. This model does not have an optical drive. i have made bootable usbs using the ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu booted from live USB freezing on boot message

This is my first time really getting to know Linux. I'm booting Ubuntu 12.10 on my HP G65 Notebook, which is pre installed with Windows 7 64 bit, from a live USB. The HP loads just fine and proceeds ...
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How do I boot Ubuntu from my usb flash drive?

I have been using Windows 7 Home Basic for years, and now I'm bored and my PC is getting slower by the day. So I decided to try Ubuntu. I formatted an 8GB Transcend USB Flash drive and put Ubuntu in ...
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Why can't I boot Windows 7 from GRUB when an ext-HDD is connected?

I just installed ubuntu and I really like it, even though the dual-boot configuration took me at least 2 days :p My dual-boot works fine, except for the fact my windows doesn't boot if one of my ...
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Cannot Create Bootable USB Drive from .iso file

I've tried formatting the flash drive as FAT as well as Mac OS journaled through diskutility but still cannot successfully create a bootable drive. I'm following the directions here exactly: ...
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Problems after installing Ubuntu LiveUSB on my 2nd HD

I decided to create a Ubuntu USB installer using the Universal USB Installer, selecting a Ubuntu 12.10 ISO. I selected my D: drive, my NON-windows7 carrying drive as install. After this I Re-booted my ...
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How to set up dual boot?

I used the USB installer to create a bootable USB pendrive from the Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 iso image. I followed the basic installation and got Ubuntu on my laptop, alongside with Windows 7, which came ...
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Multiple OS on one flash drive

I currently have an Ubuntu 12.04 copy on my flash drive, but I'm wondering if I can also have another OS on the same flash drive as well. If I put another OS on the drive, how will it distinguish ...
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Ubuntu in USB.. Boot from fixed HDD?

I am having Ubuntu 12.04 minimal installed on my USB pen-drive; which I use on several systems as portable OS. I was thinking to edit the boot parameters so that before the main Ubuntu OS is loaded, ...
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How to Install Ubuntu 12.04 with Pendrivelinux?

What are the steps to install Ubuntu 12.04 with Pendrivelinux, universal USB installer exactly?
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How to create a Windows 8 startup disk from ubuntu?

First of all, I'm not a windows fan. I just want to try windows 8. But I can't boot the usb after extracting the developer release with Unetbootin. The blogs mention a Windows 7 USB DVD tool which ...
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How can I boot my usb from grub

I am dual booting ubuntu 11.04 and windows 7 and I have a bootable usb flash drive. How can I configure grub so it will boot my flash drive?
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Bootable dual os flashdrive?

I want to completely erase my hard drive and start again, I want to install both ubuntu (11.04) and Windows 7. I have the iso for both. Because I do not have any DVD's I want to do this using my ...
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Booting from a USB drive with an existing dual-boot environment

I have an Ubuntu 10.10 / Windows 7 dual boot environment. Occasionally, I want to boot directly off a USB stick or USB-connected portable HD and either by-pass the dual-boot GRUB loader or add a boot ...
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How to install grub on usb flash drive?

I was wondering if I could make an os-selecting-hardware-key or something like that. I'm currently using a dual boot system (ubuntu 10.10 + win7) and i want to use an usb drive to specify the OS I ...